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    • Monday, 2 May, 2022
      Lego to expand online ambitions by tripling total of software engineers

      World’s largest toymaker has long feared digital world could erode the appeal of its bricks

    • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
      LexInvestments
      Kirkbi: Lego owner builds a case for diversification, brick by brick

      Company may have begun shuffling assets faster as it prepares to usher in new chair

    • Monday, 11 April, 2022
      Epic Games Inc
      Epic Games secures $2bn from Sony and Lego to build gaming metaverse

      Deal values Fortnite maker at $31.5bn as groups battle competition from Microsoft

    • Tuesday, 8 March, 2022
      Toymaker Lego assembles record results

      Maker of plastic bricks and figures enjoys strong performance in time of pandemic

    • Sunday, 19 December, 2021
      Lex
      Lego: old bricks are better than gold bricks Premium content

      Shrewd licensing, smart marketing and strict quality control are key to the group’s success

    • Wednesday, 8 December, 2021
      Lego to invest $1bn in new Vietnam factory

      World’s largest toymaker focuses on local manufacturing to build resilient supply chain

    • Tuesday, 28 September, 2021
      Lego sales and profits surge to record highs

      Net first-half earnings of $1bn were 10 times greater than at closest rival Hasbro

    • Friday, 2 July, 2021
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Lego’s lesson in innovation

      The toymaker’s recycled plastic bricks are a worthy achievement

    • Friday, 25 June, 2021
      Moral Money
      Bank risk officers put climate at top of agenda

      Plus, sustainable golf, minority founders’ funding woes, Lego’s plastic solution

    • Thursday, 24 June, 2021
      FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
      ‘Stonk market’ booms, Taiwan tech workers

      Meme stock culture is distorting reality, and it might be here to stay

    • Wednesday, 23 June, 2021
      Lego makes breakthrough in quest for greener bricks

      World’s largest toymaker says it can make pieces from recycled drinks bottles

    • Wednesday, 10 March, 2021
      Lego records fastest growth in 5 years on back of digital shift

      Toymaker eyes further market share gains with combination of traditional bricks and video games

    • Wednesday, 2 September, 2020
      Lego defies toy sector gloom as sales and profits rise

      Plastic bricks maker overcomes Covid challenges with online investment and new products

    • Monday, 31 August, 2020
      HTSI
      Could your vintage Lego set pay the college fees?

      Archive sets are changing hands for thousands. Are you sitting on a mini goldmine?

    • Friday, 5 June, 2020
      The Top LineTom Braithwaite
      How companies decided that black lives matter

      Apple and Lego are joining anti-racist protests with eye-catching stunts but what about the boardrooms?

    • Wednesday, 4 March, 2020
      Lego shines light in global toy market with record sales

      Demand for Harry Potter sets helps lift revenue and profit

    • Monday, 25 November, 2019
      Andrew Hill
      How making Lego models helps build better leaders

      Sharpen your business strategy by spending time with strangers — and a pile of bricks

    • Monday, 14 October, 2019
      Lego looks at putting together potential rental service

      Scheme is one of several ideas being considered as part of sustainability drive

    • Friday, 6 September, 2019
      Niels Christiansen, Lego chief making everything awesome again

      Remodelling of Danish group is bolstering its status as the world’s biggest toymaker

    • Tuesday, 3 September, 2019
      LexRetail & Consumer industry
      Lego/toy industry: hitting a brick wall Premium content

      Family-owned toy group is withstanding tremors better than listed rivals

    • Tuesday, 3 September, 2019
      Retail sector
      Lego to open 160 stores as other toy retailers suffer

      Danish group looks to profit from collapse of outlets including Toys R Us

    • Friday, 28 June, 2019
      Merlin Entertainments PLC
      Lego family and Blackstone assemble £6bn bid for Merlin

      Deal is one of the largest European buyouts in recent history

    • Tuesday, 26 March, 2019
      Lego builds on generational shift as ex-CEO steps down

      Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen to leave toymaker’s board as family owners prepare for future

    • Wednesday, 27 February, 2019
      Lego defies toy industry woes to return to growth

      Danish group lifts profits and sales after difficult two years

    • Thursday, 24 January, 2019
      LexInvestments
      Kirkbi/family offices: dour Danes Premium content

      Lego group has been shoring up unlikely companies in the name of diversification

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